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overdue wrote on Wed, 09 October 2019 11:09 |
RDOilerfan wrote on Tue, 08 October 2019 21:16 | Koskinen was solid. Not overly tested but he was solid which in my opinion, is all they need.
. It's nice seeing some guys on the Oilers defence capable of moving the puck and hitting guys on the tape with passes. It's early I get that but having some puck movers like Bear and Persson is making a difference in my opinion.
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Koski getting the win has to be a lift for him after all the criticism aimed his way and the puck movers really give the team a dimension they were lacking before, being able to utilize the speed of some of our forwards to better effect. The bottom six is much improved and has some speed so all of this adds up to a much better overall team game. Big win! Holland is looking like a genius right now especially with those bargain priced Euoropean players ( and the Lucic trade of course ) but I'm sure there's more to come.
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It's early so I am not prepared to declare that every Holland move is a win yet. What I do like though is that the moves he made were attempts to address Oilers needs. The bets he made were very low risk bets both in term and dollars. The bets me made are going along with how the game is being played.
He made bets on skill guys with speed to play in the bottom 6. Instead of bringing in the likes of Brodziak or Upshall, aging guys who's best days are long behind them and are trending down, he brought in Nygard and Haas. Guys with speed and skill, unproven but have something to prove. I am more confident that Haas can be an effective 4th line center than Brodziak even if he was healthy.
Holland knew he needed to upgrade the speed and puck moving on the defense. In reality, bringing in a proven guy wasn't going to happen. So they used what they have. Playing young players is a risk but they bring what they need. He also brought in a coach willing to use the young guys. I have no doubt in my mind that if McLellan or Hitch was here, Russell would be in the top 4 on his off side and Benning would be in the top 4 as well.
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